Gift article: This is a VERY bad idea. HUD is trying to gut Permanent Supportive Housing, a program with a straight forward premise: To qualify the person/parent must have a disability preventing them from being able to pay rent. Instead of homelessness, they get housed: share.inquirer.com/2Qk9ri

Research post-doc opportunities; Please like and share with your networks: Two positions at Nemours in Delaware, one in Florida. One DE will be focused on obesity prevention. The others can generally pair with any of our investigators: www.nemours.org/pediatric-re...

Without a doubt, this is a necessary function of the federal Department of Education. Student #homelessness shouldn't get in the way of education. @schoolhouseconn.bsky.social summerlee.house.gov/newsroom/pre...

We had a great time presenting at #NAEHCY25 and engaging with public education staff across the country dedicated to supporting students experiencing homelessness. Check out some of my awesome copresenters!

Why Education Research Moves So Slowly A new study reveals that it takes approximately eight years for education research to reach schools. Why so slow, and what can we do about it? My analysis of the research-to-practice gap. wp.me/p2nWPo-5rY

Interested in learning more about our work about student, child, and family homelessness? Check out my research gate page: www.researchgate.net/profile/J-J-... #EducationResearch #DevSci

Research post-doc opportunities; Please like and share with your networks: Two positions at Nemours in Delaware, one in Florida. One DE will be focused on obesity prevention. The others can generally pair with any of our investigators: www.nemours.org/pediatric-re...

I don't want to be the kind of person that celebrates when someone has died, so I'll just say that I regret that Watson did not discover that he was horribly wrong in his racist beliefs: apnews.com/article/jame...

We do this to ourselves for absolutely no good reason, year after year. Right and left political people think we should stop it. Why don’t we? Let’s make this the last time we change the clocks. Permanent standard time! Call your representatives! www.inquirer.com/news/standar...

DYK: The most likely age for someone to experience homelessness is between birth and 5 years old? Resilience can come from social service systems that understand how early development works. How many young children experience homelessness where you live? What's being done to recognize and respond?

We had a great time presenting at #NAEHCY25 and engaging with public education staff across the country dedicated to supporting students experiencing homelessness. Check out some of my awesome copresenters!

Our final Fireside Chat of the year is this Thursday! We'll be joined by 2025 Gold Medalists Drs. Sheree Toth & Jennie Noll of Mount Hope Family Center! 🎖️ Their work has transformed understanding of early adversity, developmental psychopathology, and child sexual abuse prevention.

Reagan's tariff statement “High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars... Markets shrink and collapse; businesses and industries shut down; and millions of people lose their jobs.’' @whitehouse-47.bsky.social apnews.com/article/trum...

Does your professional conference have a high school mariachi band? Maybe it should! #NAEHCY25

Check out this perspective piece (not by me) on the intersection of education, housing, and other national policy coming together right now. Do you agree? What can be done? dianenilan.substack.com/p/homelessne...

We do this to ourselves for absolutely no good reason, year after year. Right and left political people think we should stop it. Why don’t we? Let’s make this the last time we change the clocks. Permanent standard time! Call your representatives! www.inquirer.com/news/standar...

Here's an email I just received...

DYK: Every U.S. public school district should have a person in charge of making sure kids experiencing homelessness can enroll and fully participate in school. There is even a professional org and a conference (next week!) for these folks. See you there: naehcy.org/annual-confe... #Education

DYK: The most likely age for someone to experience homelessness is between birth and 5 years old? Resilience can come from social service systems that understand how early development works. How many young children experience homelessness where you live? What's being done to recognize and respond?

New Policy Brief on Young Children Identified As Homeless in PA. Read at bit.ly/3Lba89w

Trump admin fired its homeless education staff. Sign our petition to urge the PA Congressional Delegation to voice opposition. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

DYK: Every U.S. public school district should have a person in charge of making sure kids experiencing homelessness can enroll and fully participate in school. There is even a professional org and a conference (next week!) for these folks. See you there: naehcy.org/annual-confe... #Education

Friendly reminder that democracy works best when we all participate.

Reagan's tariff statement “High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars... Markets shrink and collapse; businesses and industries shut down; and millions of people lose their jobs.’' @whitehouse-47.bsky.social apnews.com/article/trum...

Homelessness shouldn’t get in the way of a child’s education. The Trump administration reportedly just fired the staff running the Educating Homeless Children and Youth program and others. School will become harder to reach: schoolhouseconnection.org/article/trum...

Pennsylvania folks: Like & Share Consider signing this petition to the PA congressional delegation to reinstate the Education for Homeless Children and Youth program to ensure kids exp'cing homelessness can access school @fetterman.senate.gov @repdean.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

'Tipton said everyone she knows who has interacted with Northern thinks she’s a serious scholar, but wondered, “Is anybody going to listen to the plan that Amber puts together?”' www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

On this date in history: Oct 20 1973 Nixon ordered the Attny General to fire the special prosecutor on probe of the Watergate Scandal. The Attny General and a deputy refused, with both resigning immediately. This contributed to public outrage and Nixon's impeachment en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturda...

Friendly reminder that democracy works best when we all participate.

Join us for our final Fireside Chat of the year with 2025 Gold Medalists Drs. Sheree Toth & Jennie Noll of Mount Hope Family Center! 🎖️ Their groundbreaking research & interventions have transformed understanding of early adversity, developmental psychopathology, and child sexual abuse prevention.

Unaccompanied children need the support of agencies who have their best interest at heart and their trust. This is not that: #Camden www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia...

Pennsylvania folks: Like & Share Consider signing this petition to the PA congressional delegation to reinstate the Education for Homeless Children and Youth program to ensure kids exp'cing homelessness can access school @fetterman.senate.gov @repdean.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Check out this essay on how to prepare families to weather homelessness if/when the social safety net frays and breaks. It distills lessons from a longer book informed by people who lived it (which you should also check out). open.substack.com/pub/dianenil...

Homelessness shouldn’t get in the way of a child’s education. The Trump administration reportedly just fired the staff running the Educating Homeless Children and Youth program and others. School will become harder to reach: schoolhouseconnection.org/article/trum...

Public housing is important for our society, but it's not enough to build it. We need oversight to make sure someone keeps-up with the up-keep. Protect our initial investments--and our people--through keeping things well-maintained. apnews.com/article/new-...

Unaccompanied children need the support of agencies who have their best interest at heart and their trust. This is not that: #Camden www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia...

Check out this essay on how to prepare families to weather homelessness if/when the social safety net frays and breaks. It distills lessons from a longer book informed by people who lived it (which you should also check out). open.substack.com/pub/dianenil...

“The department likely realized that, despite the DOGE cuts, IES still had a lot of congressionally mandated work to do. “I think there were some ‘Oh shit!’ moments, but nobody would say that, because they’re not going to criticize DOGE or the president.”” www.the74million.org/article/mont...

The public is worried about AI and robotics, so, naturally, Tesla responds by teaching it how to fight. 🤦‍♂️ www.teslarati.com/tesla-optimu...

Public housing is important for our society, but it's not enough to build it. We need oversight to make sure someone keeps-up with the up-keep. Protect our initial investments--and our people--through keeping things well-maintained. apnews.com/article/new-...

“The freedom to explore offensive ideas is so central to our profession that we have been given the protection of tenure — we can’t be fired, no matter what we say and who we piss off. It’s a great loss if we squander this opportunity and privilege.” www.chronicle.com/article/why-...

Hiring! Please share. Searching for a Research Coordinator in DE / Philly, in-person. Multilingual skills (Spanish and/or Haitian Creole) valued but not required. See link: @nemours.bsky.social epyz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Today in Psychology (28th September 1899), Nancy Bayley was born. A pioneering figure in the field of developmental psychology, Bayley is best known for the longitudinal Growth Study, which among other things helped establish standards of physical, motor and behavioral development. #psychology

Let‘s never change the clocks again! Standard time permanently! Call your representatives! www.inquirer.com/health/dayli...

Read a banned book during banned book week! Challenge yourself and how you think about the world. And, tell people to stop banning books, for crying out loud! apnews.com/article/geor... @georgetakei.bsky.social

“The freedom to explore offensive ideas is so central to our profession that we have been given the protection of tenure — we can’t be fired, no matter what we say and who we piss off. It’s a great loss if we squander this opportunity and privilege.” www.chronicle.com/article/why-...

It all starts with people knowing their rights. Bad landlords try all kinds of things to get tenants to leave, but the courts need to force them to follow the law and eviction process. Here are some extreme examples of what went on in Philly: www.inquirer.com/crime/stephe...